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- SLBIGH RUNNER. No. 352.887. Patented Nov. 16, 1886.

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Jwzmww A N. PETERS. HMO-Lithographer. Washinghln Dc 1 UNITE STATES PATENT OFFIC 1 GEORGE W.'POTTER, oEALBION, NEW YORK.

SLElGH-RUNNER.

V v SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,887, dated-November 16, 1886.

Application fi led August 27,1895. Renewed July 12,1886. Serial No.207.8i23. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE 'W..VPOTTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, inthe county of Orleans and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleigh-Runners, of which the following is a description. Y

The object of, my invention is to providesleighs, sleds, and cutters with runners or shoes which shall cause less friction and be of greater durability than iron or steel shoes; and my improvement consists in making the runners or shoes of annealed or toughened glass, of suitable shape and thickness, which may be attached to the sleighs as iron or steel shoes are commonly fastened.

'Figurel isaside view ofasleigh, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of its runner with my glass shoe attached.

In the accompanying drawings, Areprese'nts the glass shoe attached to the iron or wooden toughened glass attached to the runners, substantiall y as set forth.

, 2. A sleigh having shoes of annealed or toughened glass, and strips 0, both shoes and strips being attached to-the runners, substantially as set forth.

GEoEGE'Wf POTTElt.

Witnesses:

FREDERIO G. BEACH, EDWARD E. MIX. 

